What is CONCUSSION? Definition of CONCUSSION in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
In the civil law. The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to give something of value. It differs from robbery, in this: That in robbery the thing is taken by force, while in concussion it is obtained by threatened violence. Heinec.Elem. § 1071. In medical jurisprudence. Concussion of the brain is a jarring of the brain substance, by a fall, blow, or other external injury, without laceration of its tissue, or with only microscopical lac- eration. Mathews v. Hayne, La.App., 188 So. 462, 468.
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